Iran: Forced marriage Caused Suicide of a 18-year-old girl
Anahita - Shahidi International Liberty Association: A 18-year-old young girl in Yasuj, seeking to oppose forced marriage through hanging and lost her life. A young girl living in Yasuj city hung herself and lost her life. According to Human rights activists from inside Iran, The identity of this citizen "Anahita Shahidi, 18 years old... Read More
Iran: A Juvenile offender Mohammad Hassan Rezaii executed
Rezaei-Mohammad-Hassan International Liberty Association: According to the reports received on 31 December 2020, a juvenile offender named Mohammad Hassan Rezaei was executed at dawn on Thursday, 31 December 2020, in Lakan prison, Rasht, in northern Iran.Mr. Rezaei had been transferred to solitary confinement the day before to be prepared... Read More
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns the execution of a child in Iran
International Liberty Association: According to the OHCHR (UN), website, The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday condemned the second execution of a child offender in Iran.GENEVA (22 April) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday condemned the second execution of a... Read More
Iran Hangs Juvenile Offender Shayan Saeedpour
International Liberty Association: A juvenile offender was executed by Iranian authorities in Saqqez prison, in Kurdestan province, western Iran. Shayan Saeedpour was arrested at 17, after surrendering himself at a police station for the murder during a fight in August 2015. In October 2018 branch One of Kurdistan’s criminal court... Read More
Iran: Horrific Death of a Juvenile Under Torture
International Liberty Association: Danial Zeinol-Abedini, a juvenile in death row, was killed under torture in a western Iran prison before being executed. Following the riot in prison on Sunday, 29 March 2020, Danial Zeinol-Abedini and several other prisoners accused of instigating the riots were transferred to solitary confinement. ... Read More
Iran: 24 People Executed in January 2020
International Liberty Association: According to the reports published by the Iranian state-run press, human rights activists and their websites, 24 people were executed in Iran in January 2020. It showed be mentioned that the government does not revile the accurate number of executions, which is called “Secret Execution” and the... Read More
Iran: A Juvenile Offender’s Execution Was Postponed for a Month
Arman Abdola’li -ILA International Liberty Association: Arman Abdola’li was arrested and was accused of murdering his girlfriend, Ghazaleh Shakoor, in 2013 when he was under 18 years old. During the interrogation process, he confessed murdering Ghazaleh Shakour and said that “I was in love with her and proposed to her, but she... Read More
Iran: Executed Young Man Sentenced as Juvenile
Authorities in the central prison of Karaj executed a prisoner for a murder he allegedly committed when he was 16. The authorities executed 21-year-old, Saeed Mohammadi, on Friday, 25 October. Iran is one of only four countries known to have executed child offenders since 2013. Iran carries out the death penalty on children... Read More
Iran: Teenager Sentenced To 100 Lashes
Iran: Teenager Sentenced To 100 Lashes The Iran Judiciary sentenced a 17 year old boy to 100 lashes for an alleged crime. According to ROKNA, Ramin said he had not abused the 11 year old boy and the boy’s parents retracted their lawsuit against him. But Tehran Criminal court sentenced Ramin to 100 lashes on 15 July. Juveniles have... Read More